Health promotion for trachoma control

Health promotion for trachoma control

Introduction Although progress has been made in refining the surgical and antibiotic components of the SAFE strategy, without effective health promotion it will be difficult to eliminate blinding trachoma by 2020. Health promotion is a cornerstone of each of the four components of the SAFE strateg...

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Main Authors:	John Buchan, Anthony Solomon, Hannah Kuper, Marcia Zondervan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London 2004-12-01
Series:	Community Eye Health Journal
Subjects:	Trachoma Health Promotion Public Health Hygiene Sanitation Community Participation
Online Access:	http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/17/jceh_17_52_057.html

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